Exodus 14:21:16Exod.14.21.W16TAB
הַמָּֽיִם׃
hamayim
“the waters”
- Transliteration
- ha-MA-yim
- Extended
- hah-MAA-yim
- IPA
- /hamˈmaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-MA-yim
- clause
va-yib-ba-ke-U ha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH va-yib-ba-ke-U ha-MA-yim
Exegesis
The Qal lamed-infinitive vayāsem le-charāvāh {וַיָּ֥שֶׂם לֶחָרָבָ֑ה | way·yā·sem lă-ḥā-rā·wāh} specifies resultant transformation, and the Nifal imperfect vayibbaqu hamayim {וַיִּבָּקְע֖וּ הַמָּֽיִם | way·yib-bā·q‘û ham-mā·yim} delivers the climactic parting of the waters. This preserves key Hebrew word order to highlight divine agency and the miraculous nature of the event.
Root and etymology
y-myod-mem
“sea, mighty expanse”
In context — Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea , and the LORD caused it to recede with a strong east wind all night, turning it into dry land, and the waters were divided.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:21:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 14:21, so the Hebrew word הַמָּֽיִם׃ (hamayim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.14.21.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.21.W16.S1) and character.